A lucky cat fell from the sky.

Chapter 759 The Plan to Make Money

Wu Cheng was rendered speechless by Qing Li's reprimand.

Indeed, he's become somewhat accustomed to this way of thinking. He's gotten used to resolving everything with force; before, with Jin Wanliang around, he'd consult Jin Wanliang whenever he was unsure what to do.

Even if Jin Wanliang scolds him, he will still guide him well on how to solve the problem.

Over time, he developed a habit of relying on Jin Wanliang. After Jin Wanliang got into trouble, he developed a habit of relying on force, and he would smash any conspiracy or trickery with a single punch.

Therefore, his current solution to difficulties is the straightforward approach of a typical practitioner, without much thought, which is not a good sign, especially during this period when he has returned to being an ordinary mortal.

After analyzing the current situation, he came up with an idea.

Approaching the old gatekeeper at the admissions office: "This senior..."

"Why are you here again? Didn't I tell you? You can't get in without money. Get out of here."

"I'm not here to sign up, I just want to give you a chance to make money." Wu Cheng said, while gesturing as if counting money, but he didn't know if the money-counting gesture from Jiuyuan would work here.

"A chance to make money? If you have a chance to make money, why don't you use it yourself and give it to me?" The old gatekeeper didn't believe it.

“I just came from the lower universe, I have nothing and no capital, but you are different, you can tell at a glance that you are a rich guy.” Wu Cheng did not hide anything.

"Don't flatter me. I don't have much money either. Otherwise, I wouldn't have caught a toad and squeezed out its piss, and I wouldn't have to charge you five qian of mithril." The old man had some self-awareness.

Seeing that the old man was completely unmoved by reason or persuasion, Wu Cheng was not discouraged. Instead, he said, "My idea doesn't require much capital. Senior only needs to contribute one or two taels of mithril, and you can earn ten or a hundred times more. At that time, Senior only needs to give me one or two taels of mithril, and the rest is all your profit."

"Really? You're not kidding me, are you?"

“Senior, you should also know that every single one of the lower-level universe people who can come to this Purple Abyss Universe is one of the most elite in the lower-level universe. Only one or two of them can emerge from among countless humans in the entire universe. Don’t they have any dignity as strong people?”

“That’s true. You guys from the lower universes all have some skills. But now that you’re here, you’re no different from ordinary people. So I’m not afraid you’ll try to cheat me. Here’s what I’ll do: I’ll lend you one tael of mithril, and you have to earn one hundred taels before sunset. Otherwise, not only will you not be able to register, but you can forget about staying in this town.”

Wu Cheng nodded and took a small piece of aluminum, but he smiled bitterly to himself.

He never imagined he would have to beg someone so humbly for a piece of aluminum.

However, that's the current situation; scarcity drives up value. It's unclear what special role aluminum plays in this universe.

Holding this small piece of aluminum, he arrived at a treasure gambling site under the guidance of Sanwu. This treasure gambling site was similar to an antique shop in the Ziyuan Universe, with a gambling area in each site.

Wu Cheng was no stranger to gambling on treasures; he had gambled on treasures in various places and in different forms.

The gambling treasures appearing here this time are somewhat similar to the blind box gambling in Jiuyuan.

Small boxes were laid out for everyone to choose from, but the treasures inside were random.

Some are very valuable, while others are worthless.

According to a shop assistant, these treasure boxes all come from Treasure Box Mountain. Although they look completely man-made, they are actually entirely natural.

The treasure boxes collected from Treasure Box Mountain all have a mountain imprint on their lids, an imprint that even the strongest beings in the Purple Abyss Universe cannot imitate.

All products from Treasure Box Mountain are guaranteed by Treasure Branch, which, as a third-level sect under the Bright Royal Court, has a very high reputation.

In Wu Cheng's mind, Qing Li kept repeating, "This is the Treasure Cat? I've never seen anything like it before."

These words made Wu Cheng quite uneasy.

"Qingli, are you going to guarantee it or not? I don't think you're very reliable. We can only gamble on these mithril once. If we lose on the first try, we're completely finished."

"Don't worry, meow, I'm still very reliable."

"Then tell me it's the first time you've ever seen it."

"I'm very familiar with the theory, but I've never put it into practice. I've been part of the Xuanhuang Academy's academic system in the Xuanhuang Universe, so I've never had the opportunity to put it into practice."

Wu Cheng felt uneasy.

But there's no other way now, so we have to take a gamble.

He handed the shop assistant one tael of silver.

After receiving the mithril, the clerk immediately completed the formalities for Wu Cheng.

After completing the formalities, two opening tokens were handed to Wu Cheng: "Since this is your first time opening a treasure box, we are giving you a special opportunity."

That's not so bad; at least we have one more chance to try and fail.

Wu Cheng asked Qing Li, "What do we do next? How can we tell if there are treasures in these boxes?"

"Based on the information I have, the treasure box cannot be sensed from its aura, but it is different for people who possess divine light. You can use the principle of complementary divine light to perform spectral analysis on the treasure box."

"speak English."

"I'm a cat, how can I speak human language?"

"Okay, please explain in more detail."

“Divine light is almost non-existent in this universe. There are very few people of the Wu clan in the Xuanhuang Universe, and even fewer who can come to the Ziyuan Universe. It is said that there was a person from the Xuanhuang Academy who came to the Ziyuan Universe and participated in the treasure gambling. When he came to the Ziyuan Universe, he was carrying a lot of mithril and was pulled into the treasure game. So he tried to use his unique divine light to gamble on the treasure.”

The divine light of the shamanic lineage can simulate any element except light and darkness. These treasure boxes emit elemental light that cannot be detected by those who haven't cultivated divine light. Elements have mutual restraint: earth restrains water, water restrains fire, fire restrains wind, and wind restrains earth. Based on these principles, divine light can be used to detect them. If your emitted divine light is neutralized, then the treasure box belongs to the element that restrains it.

"But even if you know the attributes, it doesn't mean much. If you don't know the value inside, isn't it all for nothing?"

"No, did you notice the name of this treasure house when you came?"

"What does this have to do with the name?" Wu Cheng was completely confused by Qing Li.

"This treasure array is called the Earth Spirit Treasure Array. Whether it's a sect in the Purple Abyss Universe or other places, they all have their own biased attributes. In other words, this treasure array is biased towards the earth attribute. You can test it by using the Water Divine Light."

"Didn't you finish explaining? Of all the explanations you've given, only this one sentence has two uses."

As Wu Cheng spoke, he swept the water-based divine light across the various treasure boxes, and soon he found a treasure box that could eliminate the water-based divine light.